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First edition, first impression, of what is "now widely regarded as Waugh's masterpiece, a satire on the collapse of civilized values, concentrating on the barbarism of contemporary sexual mores and divorce" (ODNB). Octavo. Original black and red snakeskin cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With engraved frontispiece by J. D. M. Harvey. Spine lightly sunned, ends bumped, light foxing to edges and occasionally to contents. A very good copy.

A Handful of Dust is a novel by the British writer Evelyn Waugh. First published in 1934, the story is a satirical depiction of the upper-class society in England at the time and follows the life of the protagonist, Tony Last, who experiences a series of misfortunes, leading to a tragic downfall.